MUTTS Sunday Afternoons: A MUTTS Treasury (Volume 11)

MUTTS Sunday Afternoons: A MUTTS Treasury (Volume 11) by McDonnell, Patrick. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780740741418.

MUTTS is, to put it simply, the best comic strip produced in North America today." -The Infodad Pages five-star review Giant events, earth-shaking themes, complex issues...all of these can make for captivating cartoons. But its the artist who can take the simple, keep it simple, and still tell a story that really stands apart from the crowd. Patrick McDonnell, creator of MUTTs Mooch the cat and Earl the dog, is such a cartoonist. The quickest way to absorb McDonnells mastery of his art is to pick up this third MUTTS treasury, in which frame after frame and strip after strip he consistently displays his wit, cleverness, and ability with a pen. Mutts is the perfect way to escape into what appears to be an easygoing, carefree world. But just beneath the characters banter and endearing mannerisms are the universal concerns of animals and people alike. The cartoonists sparing style and gentle humor invites readers to fill out the frames with their own imaginations. Nationally, McDonnell has received awards ranging from Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year to Newspaper Comic Strip of the Year. He has also received such worldwide praise as being named the Swedish Academy of Comic Arts Best International Comic Strip Artist. This strips a winner the world around!